Monday, January 22, 2018

Petyr Baelish

An intelligent manipulator, Petyr Baelish is a powerful player not to be underestimated. Known as Littlefinger, so called for his small stature in youth and hailing from The Fingers in the Vale, the small land owner has risen far in the politics of Kings Landing and Westeros. He famously stated "Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder", showing that amidst the intricate confusions of court and politics, he chose his course wisely and so, became the Master of Coin. His devious ways proved that he kept the thrones debtors at bay and has an uncanny ability of procuring coin out of seemingly thin air.

As a young boy, being fostered by Hoster Tully of the Riverlands, he became besotted by Hoster's daughter, Catelyn. Coming from no money and an even lesser family status, he was beaten and ridiculed in a duel for Catelyn's affections by Brandon Stark. This was the beginning of his desire to rise. Even then his wily ways had caught Catelyn's sister Lysa's attention and so they had laid together.

His vast spy network, only rivalled by Lord Varys', ensured he knew all of the courts gossips, trysts and secrets. Which he used for his own benefit, double and even triple crossing those who thought him an ally. He also owns several brothels and is known to bribe lords who had unusual or violent sex fetishes. Indeed, Littlefinger has his fingers in a lot of 'pies'. Named Lord of Harrenhal for brokering a marriage alliance between the Tyrells and the Baratheons, he gained another step upon the ladder. This is where the start of Baelish showing his hand towards Sansa Stark started in earnest. Joffery Baratheon was murdered by poisoned wine at the feast of his wedding to Margaery Tyrell. The culprits were suspicioned as Sansa Stark and Tyrion Lannister. Being Catelyn Starks daughter, Baelish could not keep his attention away from Sansa from when she first attended court. Never far from her, he always found an excuse to touch her hair or shoulder.

He smuggled Sansa out of Kings Landing before she could be prosecuted although it was widely thought he was in The Vale of Arryn seeking marriage to the newly windowed Lysa Arryn nee Tully for she had still had an infatuation with Petyr. Although Lysa knew who Sansa was despite her being under the pretence of Baelish's illegitimate daughter Alayne, she could not abide Petyr's attention upon Sansa.

In the midst of winter, alone with Sansa, Petyr Baelish declared her more beautiful than Cat and then ravished her with a kiss. Despite her misgivings, Sansa felt the heat of the kiss and could not stop thinking of her Protector in the most uncivilised way.

Largely educated in the ways of seduction and debauchery, Littlefinger finally gets his finger in what he most wanted… The Virginity of Sansa.